Who doesn't love a good candle? You use candles to scent your home or office, to unwind or even to take away smells of food and cigar or cigarette smoke. But have you thought of trying your hand at making your own candles? It's super easy and fun for the whole family. There are easy accessible kits at both your local department and craft stores, see this episode here , where I used a candle making kit from Walmart! With kits you can not control the type of wax you have but you can definitely get the wax you need and that I personally prefer from a craft section from the discount department stores or from the craft store online or in store. First, you need soy wax, eight ounce candle tins, candle wicks, color, fragrance, glue dots or a glue gun and glue sticks ( I prefer the latter )...all these items are very affordable. Once you have everything you need, you're going to measure out one pound which is about sixteen ounces. This will give you three 8 ounce candles. The math
One Fact About Baths You Probably Didn't Know About Have you seen our minis on YouTube? We've been playing with these shorts videos and as a result we're going to start rolling out different facts regarding bathing and skin benefits of certain additives or ingredients. One fact that the video below states: is how soaking in a warm bath for at least 15-20 minutes will decrease your blood pressure by increasing the blood flow which in turn, will help to promote relaxation in the body. You will find the longer you sit in the tub, the more your muscles will start to retract and loosen and you will be most comfortable with diminished tension in your body. Bathing promotes more health benefits than it does harm to the body. If you're interested in more bath facts, let me know in the comments what makes you wary or keeps you from taking that next step in totally submerging yourself in a warm bath full of just water or your favorite bath treats. PRESS PLAY OR WATCH ON YOUT